Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 5PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the E by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 485 | 334 | 163 | 123 | 221 | 510 | 610 | 627 | 297 | 297 | 216 | 206 | 144 | 142 | 137 | 166 | 154 | 150 | 147 | 160 | 160 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:21AM1.84m | 10:46PM1.72m | 11:23AM1.89m | 11:47PM1.77m | 12:22PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39PM0.31m | 4:59AM0.22m | 5:39PM0.27m | 5:57AM0.16m | 6:36PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 485 | 334 | 163 | 123 | 92 | 510 | 610 | 627 | 156 | 180 | 156 | 96 | 94 | 100 | 137 | 166 | 154 | 150 | 147 | 160 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SE 9 | NNW 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 64 | 77 | 221 | 3 | 22 | 36 | 297 | 297 | 216 | 206 | 144 | 62 | 44 | 80 | 73 | 58 | 45 | 47 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | NE 10 | NNE 5 | — | NNE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | — | 22 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 30 | 142 | 82 | 18 | 10 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | SE 9 | SE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 61 | 102 | 85 | 45 | 35 | 38 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 66 | 115 | 133 | 100 | 69 | 58 | 55 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 30 | 145 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 155 | 155 | 160 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
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